因
yīn
Traditional: 囙
Meaning of 因 in English
yīnHSK 6preposition, conjunctionSyllabus #5174
- cause
- reason
- because
- old variant of 因[yin1]
Example sentences
- 他因我喝酒而訓斥我。tā yīn wǒ hē jiǔ ér xùn chì wǒ。He gave me a lecture on drinking.
- 学校因大雪停课一天。xué xiào yīn dà xuě tíng kè yī tiān。School was closed for the day due to the snow.
- 火车因大雪被耽搁了。huǒ chē yīn dà xuě bèi dān gē le。The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.
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HSK words with 因
Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences